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Various is the correct author for any book with multiple unknown authors and is acceptable for books with multiple known authors especially if not all are known or the list is very long over 50. Ebook four vedas in english pdf download If an editor is known however Various is not necessary List the name of the editor as the primary author with role editor Contributing authors names follow it Note WorldCat is an excellent resource for finding author information and contents of anthologies Various is the correct author for any book with multiple unknown authors and is acceptable for books with multiple known authors especially if not all are known or the list is very long over 50. Four vedas in english kindle pdf If an editor is known however Various is not necessary List the name of the editor as the primary author with role editor Contributing authors names follow it Note WorldCat is an excellent resource for finding author information and contents of anthologies site_link The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India Composed in Vedic Sanskrit the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism Hindus consider the Vedas to be apauru eya which means not of a man superhuman and impersonal authorless Vedas are also called ruti what is heard literature distinguishing them from other religious texts which are called sm ti what is remembered The Veda for orthodox Indian theologians are considered revelations seen by ancient sages after intense meditation and texts that have been carefully preserved since ancient times In the Hindu Epic the Mahabharata the creation of Vedas is credited to Brahma The Vedic hymns themselves assert that they were skillfully created by Rishis sages after inspired creativity just as a carpenter builds a chariot There are four Vedas the Rigveda the Yajurveda the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda Each Veda has been subclassified into four major text types the Samhitas mantras and benedictions the Aranyakas text on rituals ceremonies sacrifices and symbolic sacrifices the Brahmanas commentaries on rituals ceremonies and sacrifices and the Upanishads text discussing meditation philosophy and spiritual knowledge Some scholars add a fifth category the Upasanas worship The various Indian philosophies and denominations have taken differing positions on the Vedas Schools of Indian philosophy which cite the Vedas as their scriptural authority are classified as orthodox stika note 1 Other rama a traditions such as Lokayata Carvaka Ajivika Buddhism and Jainism which did not regard the Vedas as authorities are referred to as heterodox or non orthodox n stika schools Despite their differences just like rama a traditions various Hindu traditions dwell on express and teach similar ideas such as karma retributive action and moksha liberation in the fourth layer of the Vedas the Upanishads Four Vedas In English.